Pitru Paksha fair to be held in Gaya, Bihar on 28 September (Pitru Paksha Mela Date 28 September 2023Starting from ). The artisans are busy giving final touches to the pandal being built by the district administration in Vishnupad courtyard for the Pitru Paksha fair. To protect the pilgrims coming from India and abroad from the sun and rain, pandals are also being made at Brahmasat, Devghat, Pretshila and many other altar places. At the district administration level, every possible effort is being made to provide basic facilities to the pilgrims. A tent city with a capacity of 2500 tents is also almost ready at Gandhi Maidan. According to Panda Samaj, this year around 15 lakh pilgrims from India and abroad are likely to attend the Pitru Paksha fair.
Security of Mahabodhi Temple will be strict during Pitru Paksha
Regarding this fair, the work of decorating Vishnupad and all other major fair areas with bulbs has also been started. For assistance, information and information to the pilgrims, banners and posters have also been put up at the administrative level on major roads of the city, railway stations, bus stands and all the altar places. Instructions have also been given to maintain strict security of the World Heritage Mahabodhi Temple during the Pitru Paksha fair, the great festival of Pitrumukti. Pind Daanis and common devotees will be carefully monitored from the time they enter the temple premises till they exit. People have been asked to be cautious in the process of checking before entering the temple premises. It is noteworthy that the process of Pind Daan is also completed in the Mahabodhi Temple premises. For this, the process of Pind Daan is completed around Muchlind Sarovar located in the temple premises. Besides, a large number of pilgrims also offer Pind Daan on the platform situated in the southern part of the temple. After this, after offering prayers in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, they visit the sacred Bodhi tree and pray for the peace of the souls of their ancestors. During this time, there is a hustle and bustle of Buddhist devotees from different countries as well as other devotees in the temple premises.
Also, materials related to Pind Daan and some metal utensils etc. are also present along with the devotees who come to perform Pind Daan. These have to be checked with the help of luggage scanner. Instructions have been given to exercise great caution in this. However, BTMC’s sanitation workers have been instructed to be prompt in cleaning the Pind Daan area, but the responsibility of keeping an eye on the internal security of the temple complex has been entrusted to the security personnel. In this regard, an officer deployed for the security of the temple said that instructions have been issued to take special vigilance during Pitru Paksha.
108 soldiers will protect passengers at Gaya Junction
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Mandal’s Senior Divisional Security Commissioner (RPF Senior Commandant) Jethin B Raj inspected the Pitru Paksha fair on Tuesday. During this, the RPF Commandant took stock of Gaya Railway Station premises, foot overbridge, reservation counter, women’s waiting room, men’s waiting room, yard and other places. During this, the Commandant told that the Pitru Paksha Fair is going to start from 28th September. Pinddanis will come to Gaya Junction from outside, 108 force will be deployed at various places of Gaya Junction for their security. This will be monitored by Assistant Security Commissioner Harmangat Singh.
RPF Inspector Ajay Prakash will monitor this. So that people coming from outside do not have to face problems. The Commandant said that soldiers will be deployed in some trains at Gaya Railway Station to listen to public problems. I Help You counter will be opened on some trains to listen to the problems of railway passengers. Soldiers will be deployed at this counter on three shifts. After hearing the problem of the passengers, it will be resolved within an hour. Whereas my Saheli team will talk to women railway passengers and take feedback.
Run special campaigns at these places
RPF Senior Commandant Jethin B Raj said that special operations should be conducted in important trains leaving and passing through the railway station. He told that especially on the side of the railway track, foot overbridge, yard, platform number seven, Gumti number one, Vageshwari Gumti, FCI Gumti and other places, there are liquor barons, chain cutters, chain pulling, ganja smugglers, pickpockets, mobile thieves and suspects. Instructions have been given to conduct a special operation against the person in the morning, evening and night. He said that four teams should be formed. Two officers and five soldiers will be involved in this.
Keep an eye on ticket brokers
Senior Commandant of RPF said that special vigil will be kept on the reservation counter located at the railway station, reservation counter located at Vishnupad, Sherghati Reservation and Bodhgaya Reservation Counter. The Commandant said that a special campaign will be launched against ticket brokers. A special team has been formed for this. Two officers and 10 selected soldiers have been included in this team. Continuous raids will be conducted on these reservation counters. So that the ticket brokers can be caught.